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Saturday, August 05, 2006 (Philippines)
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| Popular Kung Fu action star Jackie Chan belts out an Elvis Presley song before a crowd of Filipino fans during the launch of the local franchise of his coffee shop business, "Jackie Chan's Java Coffee", at a posh hotel in the financial district of Makati City. (AP photo) |
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MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday appealed to the Lebanese government and employers of the remaining Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Lebanon to free Filipino domestic helpers.
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Priest denies altar boys rap
| CEBU CITY -- After the son of a police investigator complained about being hit by Santander Parish Priest Fr. Jovencio Rabusa, six more altar boys came forward and said they too were hit for minor offenses. |
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Floods ram through Davao Sur, Makilala
| DAVAO CITY -- A total of 35 houses were destroyed in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, while two died and four were reported missing in Makilala, North Cotabato, as flashfloods rampaged through a riverside barangay and broke a bridge late Thursday. |
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2 soldiers wounded in Sulu sporadic clashes
| ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two government soldiers were wounded in sporadic clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern island of Jolo, where security forces are pursuing leaders of the terrorist group, blamed for the spate of attacks in the strife-torn region, officials said Friday. |
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